The Duprees Biography

1962 Hit Song "You Belong To Me"

The Duprees Biography includes their
hit song "You Belong To Me." They were an early 1960s group from Jersey
City, New Jersey.

The group was known for
mixing Doo-wop vocals with big band sounds. The big band sound was
introduced courtesy of George Paxton, a former big band leader from the
1940's.

He was impressed by the group's smooth vocal style and signed them to his Coed Records label.

The
original members were formed in high school by Michael J. Arnone. The
other members included John Salvato, Tommy Bialoglow, Joey Canzano aka
Joey Vann, and Joey Santollo.

Their first million seller "You Belong To Me" reached #7 in 1962. The group had more than 40 hits over the next few years.

Tom Bialoglow left the group in 1963 and Mike Kelly replaced Joey Canzano as lead vocalist in 1964.

The Duprees Biography - Is this the original Duprees and if not are they better?

The Duprees - Is this the original Duprees? This
is not the original group but they are great and maybe better than the
original group.

You make the call. I have my opinion.

I used this video
because the picture and sound quality is so much better than the video
of the original Duprees...

There are still
plenty of original Duprees fans on the internet and I would never
disrespect the original group. They were the first and should always be
recognized for their accomplishments.

The Duprees Biography - What happened to all the Original Doo-wop Groups?

I've been to oldies concerts where some
(but very few) original members were still performing.

Most are in
their sixties and even seventies and many are just unable to perform as
they used to. Some had sons or other members of their families
performing.

In some oldies concerts too
many tribute bands are taking credit as original groups when many were
not even alive when the songs were recorded.

"Everyone
is honored when there is a tribute band performing in honor of the
original groups. That’s fantastic. It’s when they stand there and say,
"When WE recorded this song..." or "When WE were inducted into the Vocal
Group Hall of Fame...."

"That’s when it becomes a problem." And it's wrong!

The
Lead singer on this video, Tommy Petillo says he sang with original
Duprees after the lead singer left. Tommy was lead singer with some of
the original members of the Duprees from September 1978 until February
of 1979.

His last performance was at
Bogies in Long Island, NY. He said it was the end of the original
performing members of "The Duprees." I searched various sites online and did find information to back this up.

Seems
like a classy guy to me. He is talented and brings back a lot of memories
for those who love the oldies.

As long as groups perform and keep the
original artists memories and songs alive, I will always enjoy listening
to them.

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